Hip-hop has a long and checkered history of aggressive, sometimes violent rivalries: Biggie vs. 2Pac, Eazy-E vs. Dr. Dre, Nas vs. Jay-Z, 50 Cent vs. The Game. But on June 7, four of the biggest acts in rap history converge on St. Augustine Amphitheatre to duke it out over only one thing: microphone supremacy. New York's LL Cool J and Los Angeles' Ice Cube both boast hardcore-turned-mainstream career paths, while De La Soul and Public Enemy have flourished as legendary collectives representing two disparate ends of rap's socio-cultural spectrum. Folio Weekly breaks down all four fighters on the June 7 card to see how they stack up.

Most famous for: Kangol hats, his buff bod, mixing hardcore rap with steamy ballads, a prolific TV and film career, and "Accidental Racist," an idiotic and inflammatory recent country-rap collaboration with Brad Paisley

Pinnacle of career: In the 'hood, 1989 hit single "Mama Said Knock You Out"; in Hollywood, his recurring role on hit CBS drama "NCIS: Los Angeles"